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Ormiston Denes Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft NR32 4AH · ormistondenes.co.uk · 01502 574474
On the mapSearch near NR32 4AH
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 711
- 59% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 58.4%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 96 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 96 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 171 | 106 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 110 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 136 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 135 | 125 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.5, and 30% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | — |
| Sixth form college | 27.3 | +12 |
| Further education | 56.6 | −20.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | 0 |
| Employment | 0.7 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ormiston Denes Academy on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Apr 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 47
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (30%) with SEND